Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Manuela Casal

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• Commentary
  Changes in the Transfusion Practice in Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping Surgery: A Center Experience
  Author(s): Filipa Pereira, Angela Carmezim Mota, Manuela Casal, Cidalia Silva, Jorge Coutinho and Humberto Machado Filipa Pereira, Angela Carmezim Mota, Manuela Casal, Cidalia Silva, Jorge Coutinho and Humberto Machado
  
  Objective: Blood use in the perioperative period has been changing over time. The increasing costs of transfusions led to a transformation in the clinical practice. In our institution until April 2012 all patients who underwent cerebral aneurysm clipping surgery had at least 2 units of RBCs (red blood cells) cross-matched before surgery and from then on only type and screen is performed. This study assesses the policy changes and the costs associated with blood use in cerebral aneurysm clipping surgery. Methods: Records of 206 patients who underwent cerebral aneurysm clipping surgery at Centro Hospitalar do Porto in Portugal were retrospectively reviewed between January 2011 and July 2014. Results: A total of 206 patients underwent cerebral aneurysm clipping surgery during the reviewed period. T.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000558

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